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California Department of Education
Executive Office
SBE-003 (REV.09/2011)
saftib-csd-mar17item07 / ITEM #19
/ CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
MARCH 2017 AGENDA

SUBJECT

Approval of the Charter School NumbersAssigned to Newly Established Charter Schools. / Action
Information
Public Hearing

SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE(S)

The State Board of Education (SBE) is responsible for assigning a number to each approved charter petition. California Department of Education (CDE) staff present this routine request for assignment of charter numbers as a standard action item.

RECOMMENDATION

The CDE recommends that the SBE assign a charter number to each charter school identified in Attachment 1.

BRIEF HISTORY OF KEY ISSUES

Since the charter school law was enacted in 1992, the SBE has assigned numbers to 1,847charter schools, including some approved by the SBE after denial by local educational agencies. Separate from that numbering system, nine all-charter districts have been jointly approved by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction and the SBE.

California Education Code (EC) Section 47602 requires the SBE to assign a number to a charter school that has been approved by a local entity in the chronological order in which it was received. Each number assigned shall correspond to a single petition that identifies a charter school that will operate within the geographic and site limitations of this part. Charter schools that share educational programs and serve similar pupil populations may not be counted as separate schools. This numbering system ensures that the state stays within a statutory cap on the total number of charter schools authorized to operate within California. The cumulative statutory cap for the fiscal year 2016–17 is 2,050. The statutory cap is not subject to waiver.

The charter schools listed in Attachment 1 were recently authorized by local boards of education and the SBE as noted. A copy of the charter petitionis on file in the Charter Schools Division.

SUMMARYOF PREVIOUS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DISCUSSION AND ACTION

The SBE is responsible for assigning a number to each approved charter petition. The CDE presents this routine request for assignment of charter numbers as a standard action item.

FISCAL ANALYSIS (AS APPROPRIATE)

There is no fiscal impact to the state resulting from the assignment of numbers to recently authorized charter schools.

ATTACHMENT(S)

Attachment 1: Assignment of Numbers for Charter School Petitions (2 Pages)

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Attachment 1

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Assignment of Numbers for Charter School Petitions

Number / Term / Charter Name / County / Authorizing Entity / Classroom-Based/
Nonclassroom-Based
1848 / 7/1/2017–6/30/2022 / Growth Public Schools / Sacramento / Sacramento City Unified School District / Classroom-Based
1849 / 8/2017–8/2022 / West County Charter Middle School / Sonoma / West Sonoma County Union High School District / Classroom-Based
1850 / 7/1/2017–6/30/2022 / Career Technical Education Charter / Fresno / Fresno County Office of Education / Classroom-Based
1851 / 7/1/2017–6/30/2022 / Wonderful College Prep Academy-Lost Hills / Kern / Kern County Office of Education / Classroom-Based
1852 / 7/1/2017–6/30/2022 / Desert Leaders Charter School / Riverside / Riverside County Office of Education / Classroom-Based
1853 / 7/1/2017–6/30/2022 / Gabriella Charter 2 / Los Angeles / Los Angeles Unified School District / Classroom-Based
1854 / 7/1/2017–6/30/2022 / Crete Academy / Los Angeles / Los Angeles Unified School District / Classroom-Based
1855 / 7/1/2017–6/30/2022 / KIPP Corazon Academy / Los Angeles / Los Angeles Unified School District / Classroom-Based
1856 / 9/2016–9/2021 / Excelsior Charter Academy / San Bernardino / Helendale School District / Nonclassroom-Based
1857 / 7/1/2016–6/30/2021 / Celerity Rolas Charter School / Los Angeles / California State Board of Education / Classroom-Based
1858 / 7/1/2016–6/30/2021 / Celerity Himalia Charter School / Los Angeles / California State Board of Education / Classroom-Based
1859 / 7/1/2017–6/30/2022 / Alma Fuerte Public School / Los Angeles / Los Angeles County Office of Education / Classroom-Based
1860 / 7/1/2017–6/30/2022 / Blue Oak Academy / Tulare / Tulare County Office of Education / Classroom-Based

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